They are here! 2008 Technic sets:

The long awaited Technic sets (see below) have finally arrived on LEGO S@H

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The guys over at TechnicBRICKs.blogspot also compared the prices of all these new sets for every country

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Austria	EUR	34,99	49,99	89,99	109,99
Belgium	EUR	34,99	51,99	82,99	109,99
Finland	EUR	33,95	69,95	99,95	121,95
France Metropolitan	EUR	34,99	59,99	79,99	109,99
Germany	EUR	34,99	49,99	89,99	109,99
Ireland	EUR	34,99	59,99	89,99	139,99
Italy	EUR	32,99	49,99	79,99	109,99
Luxembourg	EUR	34,99	51,99	82,99	121,95
Netherlands	EUR	34,99	51,99	82,99	109,99
Portugal	EUR	34,95	49,95	79,95	109,95
Spain	EUR	34,95	49,95	79,95	109,95
Denmark	DKK	249,75	499,00	799,00	899,00
Sweden	SEK	299,50	629,00	999,00	1.099,00
Switzerland	CHF	59,00	89,00	145,00	179,00
United Kingdom	GBP	24,99	39,99	59,99	89,99
Australia	AUD	49,99	79,99	129,99	179,99
New Zealand	NZD	49,99	99,99	149,99	199,99
Canada	CAD	39,99	74,99	109,99	149,99
United States	USA	29,99	59,99	89,99	119,99

I also noticed that Lego UK have lowered their prices for the snowmobile by £6 and the tractor by £12. looks like im going to be spending my birthday money after all!

Read more HERE

Farewell Crawler Crane!

The Crawler Crane Set 8288 has finaly been phased out of production here in the uk.
This is a sad day for me! I realy wanted this set, but it seams i shall have to buy it from somewhere else if i can find it.

If you know of anywhere that has any in stock, preferably in the UK, please get in contact.



Airkraft

Brand New RFID sensor (codatex)

Lots of people have made RFID sensors for the NXT, but at last, there’s an “official” third party product. LEGO has announced yesterday an official partnership with Codatex producing the NXT RFID Sensor seen below. The package contains a sensor and two tags, with holes matching Technic pegs.

Features:

• Reads 125 kHZ transponders of type EM4102
• 5 bytes number, i.e. 240 combinations (i.e. 1.099.511.627.775 numbers)
• The reader has three modes of reading:
  • Single read
  • Continuous read
  • Stop
• Reading distance up to 3 cm depending on transponder size and orientation
• Transparent front cap with LED signal at detection of a transponder
• Auto power off for saving battery power
• Firmware upgrade feature for future enhancements (saving hardware cost)

The press release can be found HERE

Buy your NXT now!

The following is from LEGO:

"Purchase 8527 LEGO® MINDSTORMS® NXT and receive an exclusive set of free accessories. Set includes one 9843 Touch Sensor, one 9844 Light Sensor and one pack of 8 Energizer Lithium AA batteries – a $50 value! Limited quantities. Offer good while supplies last. One free accessories set per order."

See it here